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Getting organized

Over 60 Iranian American writers and members of the community have gathered to launch the Association of Iranian American Writers (AIAW) at a conference hosted

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Reality talks

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has repeatedly accused Barack Obama of wanting to negotiate with Iran’s infamous President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, hoping to paint a

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WHAT IS ISLAM?

As I said in a recent blog, I am a khareji in Blogestaan. And ever since I’ve been here, I have read many long discussions

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شبح شتابان

شبحی می گذرد از کنارم آرام. به کجا می رود او؟ پی یک اندیشه؟ چشمهایش بیناست؟ گوشهایش شنواست؟ پس چرا می گذرد، چمدانتش در دست،

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10 wrong things

They say pride will come before the fall. Excessive pride will blind you to the truth and stops you from advancing. Iranians have a long

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The Dog

Retold from The Mullah With No Legs and Other Stories (Intercultural Press) by Ari Siletz. For a few years during my early childhood, we lived

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A Zing for a Zest

Years I have spent into this quest That has started at heart’s request. Alleys of dreams I’ve been roaming Vigor of logics putting into test.

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Research Assistance

Dear all, I would be most grateful if someone could help me find the news article posted on Iranian.com sometimes in March or April. It

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Make It Happen. We Did!

We did something nice at Soccer Nation, and team up with “Anything Can Happen” shirt brand and Calle street soccer brand and went down to

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Man Sharmandam

Last week I started a course in accounting at a private evening school. I think this is going to help me in calculating my own

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You love and kill

There is a scene in the unexpurgated version of Apocalypse Now that is referred to as the Plantation Scene. The Martin Sheen character goes deeper

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